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Northland Power — Corporate Update (October 2016)
36 slides from Northland Power's corporate update, Oct 17, 2016
Slide 1: Grand Bend Wind Farm Community Liaison Committee (CLC)
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Slide 2: Community Liaison Committee (CLC) Meeting #2
Intelligent energy for a greener planet Grand Bend Wind Farm Community Liaison Committee (CLC) Meeting #2 October 17, 2016 1
Slide 3: Agenda
Grand Bend Wind Farm Agenda • Welcome and Introductions • Re-Cap of CLC Meeting #1 • Project Construction • Project Operations • Project Environmental • CLC Member Q&A • Next Steps 2
Slide 4: Re-Cap of CLC Meeting #1: CLC Purpose
Grand Bend Wind Farm (GBWF) Re-Cap of CLC Meeting #1 : CLC Purpose 1. To act as a liaison facilitating two way communications between GBWF and the members of the public with respect to issues relating to the construction, installation, use, operation, maintenance and decommissioning or retirement of
Slide 5: Re-Cap of CLC Meeting #1: Grand Bend Wind L.P.
Grand Bend Wind Farm (GBWF) Re-Cap of CLC Meeting #1: Grand Bend Wind L.P. Grand Bend Wind Limited Partnership (GBWLP) is a 50-50 partnership between Northland Power Inc. (NPI) and Giiwedin Noodin FN Energy Corporation. The Limited Partnership is a single purpose company owning Grand Bend Wind Farm
Slide 6: Project: Construction
Grand Bend Wind Farm (GBWF) Project: Construction The GBWF’s Engineer, Procure and Construct (EPC) contractor is a joint venture between AMEC/Foster Wheeler (design) and Black & McDonald (construct) (ABMD). ABMD have partnered on other wind farm developments, so they are experienced in over-seeing t
Slide 7: Wind Farm Site Map
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Slide 8: Project Milestones
Grand Bend Wind Farm (GBWF) Project Construction Project Milestones • Project released for construction to ABMD on February 9, 2015 • First Wind Turbine Generator (WTG) components delivered Oct 8, 2015 • Installation of lower turbine segments started Oct 13, 2015 • First WTG completed – T02 - was fu
Slide 9: Project Construction Schedule
Grand Bend Wind Farm (GBWF) Project Construction Mar, 2015 Apr, 2015 May, 2015 June, 2015 July, 2015 Aug, 2015 Sept, 2015 Oct, 2015 Nov, 2015 Dec, 2015 Jan, 2016 Feb, 2016 Mar, 2016 Apr, 2016 May, 2016 June, 2016 Sub Station Switchyard Collector system Transmission Cable WTG Foundations WTG Delivery
Slide 10: Project Construction: Quick Facts
Grand Bend Wind Farm (GBWF) Project Construction cont’d “Quick Facts” Siemens 3.0MW-113m, hub height 99.5m, de-rated nameplate capacity 2.483 MW • Nacelle weight 78 t • Rotor weight 67 t • Tower sections 5 • Blade length 55m • Direct drive (quieter) 9
Slide 11: Wind Turbine Foundations
Grand Bend Wind Farm (GBWF) Project Construction cont’d Wind Turbine Foundations (Qty – 40) ~ 21 m Across flats ~ 3 m Tall ~ 450 cu.m. of concrete ~ 50 m ton rebar ~ 600 cu.m. of backfill Started Aug 26 – Finished Nov 4 10
Slide 12: Collector System
Grand Bend Wind Farm (GBWF) Project Construction cont’d Collector System ~ 75 km of trenched collector lines 4 independent circuits 10 wind turbines per circuit 34.5 kvolts Started July – Finished Nov 2015 11
Slide 13: Transmission Line (underground)
Grand Bend Wind Farm (GBWF) Project Construction cont’d Transmission Line (underground) ~ 31 km of trenched transmission lines 21 splices 4 splicing crews 230 kvolts Started June – Finished Nov 2015 12
Slide 14: Transformer Sub-station
Grand Bend Wind Farm (GBWF) Project Construction cont’d 230 kV Transformer (MPT) Sub-station • Shunt Reactor delivery Sept 28/2015 • MPT delivery Oct 20/2015 • 230 kV terminations completed Oct 15/2015 • P&C Bldg delivery Oct 1/2015 • GIS Bldg delivery Sept 10/2015 • SST /grounding transformers deli
Slide 15: Switch Yard (connection point)
Grand Bend Wind Farm (GBWF) Project Construction cont’d 230 kv Switch Yard (connection point) • HONI tie-in July 23/2015 • P&C Bldg delivery Aug 11/2015 • HONI disconnect switch test Aug 27/2015 • Backfeed ready Jan 14/2016 • Injection to HONI grid Jan 28/2016 • Spill containment for oil filled equi
Slide 16: Major Construction Steps
Grand Bend Wind Farm (GBWF) Project Construction cont’d Wind Farm projects are comprised of a few major construction steps, which are repeated at each turbine location: • Site preparation (clearing the land, access roads, crane pads) • Turbine foundations (excavations, rebar, concrete pour) • Turbin
Slide 17: Main Construction Activities Since December CLC Meeting
Grand Bend Wind Farm (GBWF) Project Construction cont’d Discussion on some of the main construction activities since the 2015 Dec CLC Meeting: Installation • Turbine tower lower segment erection • Turbine tower upper segment erection (including nacelle, rotor, blades) [photos] Commissioning • Wiring
Slide 18: Project Construction (photos)
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Slide 19: Construction Challenges: Landowner Concerns
Grand Bend Wind Farm (GBWF) Project Construction cont’d Projects of this size and nature (spread out wind farm) pose a challenge through the construction stage. Some of the notable challenges include: Landowner Concerns • Tile drain damage and resultant repairs on participating properties • Some Con
Slide 20: Construction Challenges: Municipal Concerns
Grand Bend Wind Farm (GBWF) Project Construction cont’d Projects of this size and nature (spread out wind farm) pose a challenge through the construction stage. Some of the notable challenges include: Municipal Concerns • Road Dust • Heavy Equipment on roads not approved for use (Heavy Haul Routes)
Slide 21: Project: Operations & Maintenance (O&M)
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Slide 22: Operations & Maintenance (O&M)
Grand Bend Wind Farm (GBWF) Project: Operations & Maintenance (O&M) The GBWF O&M building is located at 2 Parkside Avenue, in Zurich, Ontario Operations is overseen by NPI, with Site Supervisor Ben Becking and Assistant Site Supervisor David Furlano present at site. They are fully trained on safe op
Slide 23: Operations & Maintenance: Renewables Control Center
Grand Bend Wind Farm (GBWF) Project: Operations & Maintenance (O&M) In addition to the local NPI Operations team, the GBWF is monitored 24/7 by NPI’s renewables control center (RCC) located in Kingston, Ontario. The RCC is able to respond to any concerns or dispatch instructions of the IESO/HONI and
Slide 24: Operations & Maintenance: NPI Operations Team
Grand Bend Wind Farm (GBWF) Project: Operations & Maintenance (O&M) The NPI Operations team’s initial involvement in the GBWF project was assisting with the early stages of commissioning and performing tower walk downs. The best opportunity to glean key design and installation information is to be p
Slide 25: Operations and Maintenance Challenges
Grand Bend Wind Farm (GBWF) Project Operations & Maintenance cont’d Operations and Maintenance Challenges • The IESO instituted new electricity reliability rules (NERC compliance) effective July 1, 2016. As a new facility, GBWF had to comply with many of these NERC rules as soon as it was generating
Slide 26: Public Concerns to Date
Grand Bend Wind Farm (GBWF) Project Operations & Maintenance cont’d Public Concerns to date: • The GBWF has received complaints regarding turbine noise. GBWF is confident that our wind turbines meet our environmental permit requirements and we are currently just starting the noise measurement studie
Slide 27: Municipal Concerns
Grand Bend Wind Farm (GBWF) Project: Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Municipal Concerns • One issue was brought up by the municipality regarding pieces of hardware liberating from turbine blades. Our turbine supplier Siemens provided assurance to the municipality, that their design and manufacturing
Slide 28: Project: Environmental
Grand Bend Wind Farm (GBWF) Project: Environmental • Implementing the GBWF construction environmental program was a “team” effort: • NPI corporate EH&S provided over-sight on the compliance matters; • NPI Construction employed a full-time, on-site environmental monitor, who was supported by 2-3 inte
Slide 29: Environmental Constraints at Turbine Locations
Grand Bend Wind Farm (GBWF) Project Environmental Numerous constraints exist at each turbine location. Precise steps had to be followed to comply with the environmental restrictions. • Each turbine area was staked to identify work area limits (MOE, MNR, ABCA, or Archaeological) • Erosion and sedimen
Slide 30: Challenging Environmental Issues
Grand Bend Wind Farm (GBWF) Project: Environmental Challenging Environmental Issues: • Managing the ABCA regulated areas where buried lines are located; • “Frack-outs” occurring during directional drill for buried lines; • Archeology assessments were needed if the routes of the buried lines changed,
Slide 31: Environmental Remediation
Grand Bend Wind Farm (GBWF) Project Environmental As Construction ends, remediation is a key environmental focus • Attention is being paid to returning as much farm land back to agricultural use (removing NPI temporary access roads and lay down areas) • Remediating the municipal road allowances wher
Slide 32: Roadside Buried Infrastructure Remediation
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Slide 33: Environmental Requirements During Operations
Grand Bend Wind Farm (GBWF) Project Environmental As the GBWF transitions into Operations there are many environmental requirements that must be adhered to over the course of the facility’s operating life: • Normal inspections must be conducted for the detection of leaks/spills/releases • Noise or o
Slide 34: Routine Environmental Monitoring Requirements
Grand Bend Wind Farm (GBWF) Project Environmental NPI manages the routine environmental monitoring requirements that must be adhered to over the course of the facility’s operating life, as were agreed to during the facility permitting, including: Routine Mandated Inspections / Monitoring Frequency T
Slide 35: Committee Member Q&A
Grand Bend Wind Farm Committee Member Q&A • Opportunity for questions from the CLC Members, and • We welcome questions from Municipal officials, participating Landowners, members of the public 34
Slide 36: Next Steps
Grand Bend Wind Farm Next Steps • Next meeting Spring 2017 • Future Topics to include: Operations; Maintenance; Env. Reporting - Noise • Encourage dialogue should you have any questions or concerns – please call us! 35